scholarly journals Research on conceptual design of mechatronic systems

Sadhana ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Xu ◽  
Huijun Zou ◽  
Ruiqin Li
Author(s):  
Stefan Wo¨lkl ◽  
Kristina Shea

The importance of the concept development phase in product development is contradictory to the level and amount of current computer-based support for it, especially with regards to mechanical design. Paper-based methods for conceptual design offer a far greater level of maturity and familiarity than current computational methods. Engineers usually work with software designed to address only a single stage of the concept design phase, such as requirements management tools. Integration with software covering other stages, e.g. functional modeling, is generally poor. Using the requirements for concept models outlined in the VDI 2221 guideline for systematic product development as a starting point, the authors propose an integrated product model constructed using the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) that moves beyond geometry to integrate all necessary aspects for conceptual design. These include requirements, functions and function structures, working principles and their structures as well as physical effects. In order to explore the applicability of SysML for mechanical design, a case study on the design of a passenger car’s luggage compartment cover is presented. The case study shows that many different SysML diagram types are suitable for formal modeling in mechanical concept design, though they were originally defined for software and control system development. It is then proposed that the creation and use of libraries defining generic as well as more complicated templates raises efficiency in modeling. The use of diagrams and their semantics for conceptual modeling make SysML a strong candidate for integrated product modeling of mechanical as well as mechatronic systems.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Zheng ◽  
Benoît Eynard ◽  
Xiansheng Qin ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Jing Bai ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Abolfazl Mohebbi ◽  
Sofiane Achiche ◽  
Luc Baron

Mechatronic systems are a combination of cooperative mechanical, electronics and control components. The high number of their components, their multi-physical aspect, the couplings between the different domains involved and the interacting design objectives makes the design task very tedious ad complex. Due to this inherent complexity, a concurrent systematic and multi-objective design thinking methodology is crucial to replace the often used sequential design approach that tends to deal with the different domains separately. In this research we present a new multi-criteria profile for mechatronic system performance evaluation in conceptual design stage. The newly introduced Mechatronic Multi-criteria Profile (MMP) includes various quantitative members such as intelligence, reliability, complexity, flexibility and cost. A nonlinear fuzzy integral called 2-additive Choquet Integral will be used for the aggregation of criteria and fitting the intuitive requirements for decision-making in the presence of interacting criteria. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method will be validated via a case study of designing a robotic visual servoing system.


2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (16) ◽  
pp. 342-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hehenberger ◽  
R. Naderer ◽  
C. Schuler ◽  
K. Zeman

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 609
Author(s):  
Mouna Kharrat ◽  
Olivia Penas ◽  
Nourhen Abdeljabbar Kharrat ◽  
Régis Plateaux ◽  
Jean-Yves Choley ◽  
...  

The conceptual design is a crucial phase for the System Architects to evaluate 3D architecture concepts of mechatronic systems mainly with regard to the ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC). Our research work deals with the combination of electromagnetic modeling and a topological approach to support the qualitative and quantitative ElectroMagnetic Interferences (EMI) evaluation process within the MBSE SAMOS approach as of the conceptual design. For a given interference, the analysis of topological models allows the qualitative identification of the existence of victims with their associated potential aggressors, based on the electrical schema of interacting components. Then, once the potential EMIs have been qualitatively identified, a quantitative evaluation can be performed based on the predefined electromagnetic and geometrical requirements, and on the analysis of the identified physical coupling law. Finally, this approach has been applied to the alien crosstalk occurring in an electrical vehicle powertrain, with a quantitative evaluation based on the two following methods: an analytical approach and Kron's approach.


2012 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Mørkeberg Torry-Smith ◽  
Ahsan Qamar ◽  
Sofiane Achiche ◽  
Jan Wikander ◽  
Niels Henrik Mortensen ◽  
...  

Development of mechatronic products is traditionally carried out by several design experts from different design domains. Performing development of mechatronic products is thus greatly challenging. In order to tackle this, the critical challenges in mechatronics have to be well understood and well supported through applicable methods and tools. This paper aims at identifying the major challenges, by conducting a systematic and thorough survey of the most relevant research work in mechatronic design. Solutions proposed in literature are assessed and illustrated through a case study in order to investigate if the challenges can be handled appropriately by the methods, tools, and mindsets suggested by the mechatronic community. Using a real-world mechatronics case, the paper identifies the areas where further research is required, by showing a clear connection between the actual problems faced during the design task and the nature of the solutions currently available. From the results obtained from this research, one can conclude that although various attempts have been developed to support conceptual design of mechatronics, these attempts are still not sufficient to help in assessing the consequences of selecting between alternative conceptual solutions across multiple domains. We believe that a common language is essential in developing mechatronics, and should be evaluated based on: its capability to represent the desired views effectively, its potential to be understood by engineers from the various domains, and its effect on the efficiency of the development process.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius Vigolo ◽  
Karol Munoz ◽  
Victor J. De Negri

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